A review by gingirl7001
Reliquary by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Based on the other reviews I've read, I'm in the minority that likes this book better than Relic. I liked Relic, but the entire origin of the 'museum beast' just seemed weird to me, and that was resolved in Reliquary. The action and suspense now takes place in the city's underground tunnels and there may be more than one of the creatures still alive, because something is killing off the underground homeless and the occasional topside resident. The creature episodes of X-Files were always my favorite and this reminds me of the show.